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virus

[vahy-ruhs] / ˈvaɪ rəs /


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For perspective, a SARS-CoV-2 virus is about 700 times larger.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

"The virus is dangerous, of course. But they say you need to have very close contact to get it," Jennifer told me, out walking with her child in Tenerife's capital Santa Cruz.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Part of what makes the Hondius incident unusual is that it involves a specific strain of the virus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Infected rodents don’t get symptoms, but the virus replicates in their cells.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

He’d built the system from scratch, and if anyone else even tried to boot it up, a hidden virus would bring it crashing about their pointy ears.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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